It looks better, certainly less menacing than before, but I would work it to a mirror shine. The crack can be hard to see with the scratch lines but very easy to see when it is mirror smooth. At least get a swirl pattern or lines that run perpendicular to the "crack". You're so much closer to a satisfactory answer it only makes sense to get it that little extra bit. You are wet sanding right?
Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD On Jul 12, 2016 7:40 PM, "Aaron Rouhi via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > So I polished the rusty area on my forestay fitting and it seems like a > surface corrosion as suggested. There are some blemishes but nothing like > how it looked before: > > > http://i.imgur.com/NoW6PtN.jpg > > > I also performed a dye test. Here is a picture with dye applied: > > > http://i.imgur.com/RUH6Iir.jpg > > > Here is after developer is applied: > > > http://i.imgur.com/34PUsvH.jpg > > > I barely see a dotted line but it seems to be consistent with the > blemishes on the surface... > > > Any thoughts? > > > Cheers, > Aaron R. > Admiral Maggie, > 1979 C&C 30 MK1 #540 > Annapolis, MD > > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you > like what we do, please help us pay for our costs by donating. All > Contributions are greatly appreciated! > >
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